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- Recommended by: ruff1298
- For all your HoneyGoGo needs. They do them canonical, they do them AU, they do them adorable and in-character, and they do tastefully done intimacy.
Becky Blue Eyes
((also found here: Becky_Blue_Eyes))
- Recommended by: LittleMissStarRider
- This author has a series of connected Big Hero 6 stories called the "Nakama Maintenance Workshop 101" series on both fanfiction.net and Archive of Our Own. These stories focus on a sibling relationship between Hiro Hamada and Abigail Callaghan, AU scenarios of Big Hero 6, and LOTS of tragedy and overall feels. Each story is marked with spoilers and certain chapters are marked with trigger warnings for things like gore, self-harm, etc.
- Special note for Five Alarm Death March ((the first entry in the Archive of Our Own link), which is perhaps one of the darker and sadder AU fics I've read in the Big Hero 6 fanfic community.
- Special note for Five Alarm Death March
General Fics
Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.
5 Times Hiro Still Had a Big Sibling, 1 Time he was a Little Brother by Sick Twisted Mind
- Recommended by: Anemo 1, Ellowen
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Being a 13-year-old is hard, even harder when you're in college, hardest when you're a superhero. It's a good thing Hiro has someone(s) looking out for him and time to still play the role of a little brother.
- Comments: A very heartwarming look into the deeper relationships between Hiro and his five friends. A series of six snipplets that show that you don't need to be blood-related to be a sibling.
Add ReviewNii-chan and Birthday Gifts both by Latiwings
- Recommended by: Anemo 1
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: (Nii-chan) Hiro had always reverted to calling for his Nii-chan when he's overwhelmed. 4 times when Tadashi didn't answer the call, and the one time he did. (Birthday Gifts) In which Tadashi felt threatened because he's not the only spotlight in Hiro's life anymore.
- Tags: Post-movie, teamfic, alive!Tadashi.
- Comments: Nii-chan is another piece where each of Hiro's friends show how they can dedicate themselves towards him and has an interesting, if not slightly far-fetched hook at the end. Birthday Gifts is a semi-sequel where the team prepares Hiro a surprise birthday party and get a little competitive over gifts for him. The writing can do with a bit of a tune-up, and the ending of Nii-chan can be a bit hard to swallow, but both stories nail the characters. It's an interesting read considering how this author handles the hook at the end of the first story.
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Dormant
- Note: murphystar doesn't have the story set as complete, but it can be read like a oneshot.
- Synopsis: On a take-out run one night, Fred brings home a Boston Terrier puppy. Hiro quickly adopts it.
Being Worth It by Sage Dans Les Lys
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Post-movie. Callaghan has a visitor: Cass Hamada.
- Note: Story has vanished from the Internet. Can be found using Wayback Machine.
Repaint the Walls With the Color of Your Hope by kyuuichan
- Recommended by TrueBlue170
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Hiro goes to see Callaghan in jail one last time, for closure. And that’s when Callaghan destroys him all over again. Because Callaghan’s first idea was never the microbots; that was just an opportunity he took.
- Tags: Peggy Sue, Fix Fic, Time Travel
- Recommended by: fanfiction000
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: After a freak accident, Hiro and Baymax (literally) learn to live in each other's shoes.
- Comments: A hilarious, thought-provoking and heartfelt story that further explores the relationship between Hiro and Baymax.
Malignant Butterfly Infestations: A Case Study by ketren
- Recommended by bookwormgal
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The Hamada family has a long history of genius, but it also has a history of self-sacrifice. Baymax intends to ensure that Hiro doesn’t follow the family tradition in that respect - even if Hiro appears to be fighting him the whole way.
- Comments: An amazing story from Baymax's point of view that continues to show Hiro's behavior after the film as he continues to deal with his brother's death.
- Recommended by pretentiousPeanut
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: The events surrounding Tadashi's death told from the point of view of Baymax, everyone's favorite healthcare companion. This story reads a lot better if it's imagined in Baymax's voice, just sayin'.
- Comments: The first third of the movie (and a bit before the beginning) written in Baymax's POV. To quote dewdropzz, "This story reads a lot better if it's imagined in Baymax's voice, just sayin". It's short and most of the dialogue is from the film itself, though Baymax's inner thoughts are written extremely well.
From the Ashes of Grief by Uniasus
- Recommended by kilala2tail
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: The public attention Big Hero 6 received after the battle is not something Hiro wants. He just wants to curl up in his room and cry. But his friends won't let him, Tadashi won't let him, and he really would hate it if he went down in history as 'the baby hero'.
- Comments: A beautifully done fic showcasing Hiro's healing process as he works through the loss of both Tadashi and Baymax, what it takes to be a hero, and finding his place in the world.
You Have To Let Me Help You by ItalianPrincess92
- Recommended by: Bookyboo
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Hiro has been distancing himself from his friends and family, and Tadashi won't rest until he finds out why. When he learns the truth, he will do anything to heal his brother and put that smile back on his face. Triggers: Rape/Depression/Self-harm/PTSD
Till I'm Gone by Sora Matasuki
- Recommended by: Andre Brachio Toothless
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Two years before the start of the movie, the Hamada family was subject to a tragedy that would shake Tadashi's perception on his actions and life, forever. Hiro is struggling to fit in at High School, and his actions will shape the course of their family, forever. After all, something had to spark Baymax into being, right? Triggers: Depression/Bullying/PTSD/Self-harm/Suicide
Lord Fred and the Kingdom of Death by Elacular
- Recommended by: ruff1298, Ellowen
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: After a spat between GoGo and Fred about the merits of roleplaying, Baymax suggests they play a game of Pathfinder. Fred GMs.
- Tags: Mild!HoneyGoGo
Where Do You Think I Learned How to Drive, the DMV? by L.C. Li
- Recommended by: Bassoe
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The secret backstory behind Gogo's driving and connections .
Alternate Universe
Stories where one fundamental aspect of the series is completely overhauled from its point of origin.
Stolen Brother by HotTopicLuver
- Recommended by: hebira15
- Status: Dormant; last updated July 2019
- Synopsis: Tomeo, Maemi, and Hiro Hamada died in an accidental fire when Tadashi was still young. But fate works in mysterious ways as he meets both Alistair Krei and Robert Callaghan. Both of them he admires until he learns a dark secret concerning the fire that killed his family. Not only that but when a certain boy acts as a link to this secret it will change everything... Hiro Callaghan?
- Comments: Probably the sweetest stories ever about Callaghan and Hiro as Father and Son. You can hate Callaghan in the movie but you can't hate this loving father in this fanfic who's overprotective of his (kidnapped) adoptive son.
Twist of Fate, AO3 link by WillowBlueJay17
- Recommended by: 2heartgirl, Ellowen
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A small twist of fate can change quite a lot about a story. But, in the end, a brother still grieves. A story that looks to offer a different but familiar approach to the story if a certain something had happened differently.
- Comments: A fanfic that looks at the idea of what would happened if Hiro died instead of Tadashi. Everyone is in-character and the relationship between the Hamada brothers is expanded beautifully in the early chapters. It's worth a quick check at least. Complete at 15 chapters, and absolutely heartbreaking.
- SubversionStation: Tentatively agree on this. The fic isn't the strongest "Alive!Tadashi" AU out there — instead of establishing Tadashi's unique process of grieving, the author just retreads Hiro's actions in the movie with few significant changes, to the point of literally taking dialogue straight from the movie. On the other hand, the first few chapters beautifully capture how the bond between the Hamada brothers came to be, and what divergences there are to movie events end up being pretty interesting. I would definitely recommend reading up to Chapter 4, but how much you're willing to put up with the copy-paste writing that follows is up to you.
I'll Try to Picture Me Without You But I Can't by songdreamer2016
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: "No is no, Hiro, even with the puppy eyes." Tadashi said firmly. His brother turned to pout at him, muttering, "Killjoy." The exhibition hall is on fire, and the neurocranial transmitter is still inside. Tadashi refuses to let Hiro venture into the fire to get it, but Hiro goes anyway. Alive!Tadashi AU. [Twin-fic to 'Cosmic Intervention' by New and Old.] Set in CI Universe.
Cosmic Intervention by New and Old''
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "It's just a small fire!" Hiro protested, trying to tug his jacket free from Tadashi's grip. "And it's going to take me another month to gather up enough materials to make another transmitter!" Hiro goes to get his transmitter, despite Tadashi's efforts to stop him from going into the building. Alive!Tadashi AU. [Twin-fic to 'Picture Me Without You' by songdreamer2016.]
The Only Pay-Off (For Having Any Faith) by Hedgi
- Recommended by: kilala2tail
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: Gogo called it "intuition," Wasabi called it "luck," Honey Lemon called it "big brother instinct", and Fred called it "A real-life super-power." Tadashi Hamada called it "ten years of experience." And "access to tracking devices." No matter what, Tadashi will always protect his brother, would do anything for his brother—even help a villain with a revenge plot like something out of Fred's comics.
- Comments: Also found on FF.net, this is one Alive!Tadashi fic that hits all the right notes. Includes, to quote the author - "Glimpses into other character's lives, Aunt Cass's past, and the power of friendship and family. Canon compliant until the fire, then all bets are off. Contains kidnapping, emotions, and puns."
Technological Advancement by Spiritus Rex
- Recommended by: Nausicaa of the Spirits
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Hiro and Tadashi Hamada have been on the run for a long time, never staying too long in one place, never leaving any traces of themselves. Things always got dangerous for them if they stayed somewhere for too long. Until suddenly, something big happens, and then their time on the run is brought to an abrupt end. (Technopath!Hiro)
Young Malefactor by Jemerald Goldie
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: ? (Dead link)
- Synopsis: With life living on the edge, 14-year old Hiro Hamada is infamous for lying, stealing, cheating, and rude manners. What happens when he finds out he has an older brother Tadashi who is the complete opposite of himself? Now adjusting to life, Hiro begins to stir up trouble with a few vengeful civilians. Will the two Hamadas part, or stick together throughout life as brothers? AU!
- Recommended by Michael 2608
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Ever since he was young, Tadashi Hamada had blamed himself for the death of his parents and later his little brother. When he meets a young mute who resembles Hiro, he finds a glimmer of hope for a happy ending. As the two bond through gummy bears and Baymax, disturbing secrets are unearthed and words that were once unsaid are spoken.
Young Blood by ToukoTai
- Recommended by: Nausicaa of the Spirits, Ellowen
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The fire took his brother, his teacher and his voice. His robot and his friends give him back all three.
- Comments: Another role reversal AU, but with the twist of Hiro surviving the fire.
- Recommended by whhs
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: Feeling unchallenged by his mandatory introductory classes at SFIT Hiro takes on more than he can chew and falls into a sick abyss of illness. Now he has to participate in a deadly battle against pneumonia on top of a chronic inflammation and no amount of his robotic ingenuity will pull him free. Is Tadashi prepared to get his brother back when Yokai joins the fray?
- Tags: AU Alive!Tadashi; canon divergence; description about chronic illness
Big Hero 6: A New Life Begins by hime7757k
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: Throughout their childhood, Tadashi and Hiro Hamada had been told their parents died in an accident. But if they died in an accident, why did Aunt Cass tell them to watch out as her dying words? And why is there a mysterious man bent on killing the Hamada brothers? Tadashi and his friends must rush to find out why with his most important thing at risk:his baby brother.
- Tags: Mystery/Family; AU; Alive!Tadashi
Not All Men by DontKillAnybody
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Hiro finds Fred's pornography stash by accident. He goes searching for Tadashi's soon afterward.
- Tags: Alternate Universe
In Another Dimension by salsa_counts
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: A series of A Us featuring the cast of Big Hero 6. Sometimes, there are pairings and shipping.
- Pairings: Hiro/Tadashi, Honey Lemon/GoGo, Fred/Honey Lemon, Wasabi/GoGo
- Tags: Dark, criminal elements, drama
Traveling By Ambulance by Iabri
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: An Alive!Tadashi AU. Hiro waits for his brother to come out of the burning building.
While You Were Gone by Ara Hannan
- Recommended by: an239
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: How do you fit someone back into your life when you thought they were gone forever? All Tadashi knows is that he went into a burning building to help someone and that he got hurt - so how are they supposed to tell him everything else? Set after the events of the BH 6 movie.
- Tags: Hurt/Comfort/Family fic
There Are (no) Dead Ends, AO3 link by Fieryflowers
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It is said that when your parents die, you lose your past. When your spouse dies, you lose your present. And when your child dies, you lose your future. However, when your sibling dies, you lose your past, present, and future. [AU where Hiro dies and Tadashi forms the superhero team]
- Comments: An engaging story, but there are a lot of tense changes — sometimes in the same paragraph — that can be pretty jarring. And the "character development" brought on by the AU feels a bit out of left field and pretty OOC, like Tadashi straight up murdering people. Still, has some interesting concepts — Ellowen
Speechless by kyouyaed
- Recommended by: Nausicaa of the Spirits
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Tadashi didn't want to cry. He just wanted his brother back. An AU in which Hiro dies instead of Tadashi.
Lost Prince by TheOneWithTheScar
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: The two Princes used to be best friends. That was until Prince Tadashi focused all of his attention on becoming king. Hiro, the forgotten Prince, secretly falls into a deep depression. Yet, on the night of Tadashi's coronation, all secrets are revealed. In order for Tadashi to heal the wounds he inflicted on his little brother, he'll have to find him first. Similar plot to Frozen.
- Tags: Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Heaven Helps the Man by geminisonic
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Tadashi is now 27 years old; graduated and a successful working man who feels that he is missing something. When he gets the approval to adopt a child he meets Hiro, a smart 3-year-old who forms a connection with him. From there, Tadashi brings him home only to find the real struggle: how to ask for help and how to get Hiro to understand his nightmare is over...or is it?
Bruises by ''SandfireKat
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Hiro was so much like her. He was stubborn, he was intelligent, he was bright. A spitting replica, if not just for personality. So could he really be blamed for what he had chosen to do? He had motives; of course...people always do. But his motives were good ones, surely? For him, at least. For others, it was not suffice to say. For others, this whole thing would be a living nightmare. One they could not possibly wake up from. And for a young boy, with his whole life in front of him, it might even be an ordeal that he would not survive.
- Tags: Angst, Drama, Family, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy
I will not be broken by ''RayneAuster
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: What lengths will you go to, to fight? To stay sane? To protect those you love? Tadashi finds himself in the future trying to accept a lifetime of changes that he's missed out on but before he can deal with the shock, he finds out Hiro has been kidnapped. Hiro is held captive, fighting for the lives of those he loves. How far will they go to hold onto what they believe in?
Ctrl Z by ''RayneAuster
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Dead (last updated November 2016)
- Synopsis: Slamming the palms of his hands down onto the washbasin he took a deep breath, hanging his head for a few seconds in fear before slowly raising it to meet his own reflection in the mirror. His breath escaped him in a hiss, his earlier shock a mere shadow in comparison to the force of the new blow that struck him when his gaze met the wide-eyed stare of his fourteen-year-old self.
Freedom Fighter by AzureSynergy
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Freedom comes at a price and when Hiro is kidnapped he is forced to learn that lesson the hard way.
Living Louder by ToukoTai
- Recommended by: SubversionStation
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sometimes you just miss someone. You enter an alley just as they turn the corner and all you get is a little flash of them and they're gone. Hiro lives a full but short life. It's still up in the air what sort of life Tadashi will live.
- Comments: So this is a bit of a weird AU. It's a oneshot where Tadashi went into a coma for six years after the fire, and he wakes up almost immediately after Hiro dies in a superhero-related accident. However, the emotional beats of the story are spot-on, and it's both adorable and heartbreaking to watch Hiro grow up through a video diary. Seriously, if you're up for a short story that gives you all the feels, you're gonna want to read this.
Betwixt the Blackout Curtain by Ikira and SpiritusRex
- Recommended by kilala2tail
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: Tadashi Hamada assumed, like most people, that once you died that was it. You're done. End of story, do not pass GO, do not collect $200, everyone go home. He’s wrong, of course. But Tadashi will have to learn fast because an evil spirit named Yokai will soon arrive and threaten everything he cares about…
- Comments: Part one of Tadashi's Guide to the Other Side, this story has a well-done mix of technological and supernatural elements that are used to add an interesting twist on the events of the movie from Tadashi's viewpoint, with beautiful artwork to back it up throughout the story.
Shipping Fics
Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.
- Recommended by: kittyface44
- Pairing: Hiro/OC
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: This story takes places a year after the events of the first movie. Hiro has continued on with his life at SFIT, until he meets a 15 year old girl named Akria Tanaka who, like him is a prodigy. They hit it off almost instantly, and Hiro soon introduces her to his circle of friends. After being rescued by the Big Hero 6 team one day, Akria is inspired to become a superheroine of her own league. However, when a tragic event turns her life completely upside-down, she'll end up turning to the team of superheroes for help. And could there be more than just friendship going on between Hiro and Akria?
- Notes: marvel1015's OC, Akria is very interesting. She is almost like Hiro in some ways, but ultimately has her own personality. The story itself is one of those where Hiro meets a girl his own age and the two fall in love, but it is portrayed very realistically over a certain period of time. Now has its own Tropes page: Here it is!
The Downside of Being a Magical Girl by salsa_counts
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Pairing: Hiro/Tadashi Hamada
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: AU. Tadashi leads the Big Hero 6. Hiro is a magical girl. Hilarity Ensues.
- Tags: Slight incest. According to the author, "just extra hugs and kisses."
The Hot Doctor by hoshi (ladylune)
- Recommended by: whhs
- Pairing: Hiro/Tadashi Hamada
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: AU in which Tadashi is a smart, smokin' hot, genuinely caring, adorable young doctor and Hiro is a sassy, 18 years old reclusive robotics nerd who gets hurt a lot. Basically a hilarious story about two dorks who smitten by each other after some blood spilling and dumpster date.
- Tags: Alternate Universe; aged up character; Tadashi and Hiro aren't related; mentions about bullying; some descriptions of minor injuries and blood because Hiro's one huge klutz.
Share a Table and Napkin Notes both by Seito, AO3 link
- Recommended by: Nausicaa of the Spirits
- Status: Complete, Dormant
- Pairing: Hiro/Tadashi Hamada
- Synopsis:
- Share a Table: Counting down to Christmas. It started off like any other romance story: a meeting by chance, a single table and two chairs. Hiro was running away from ghosts and Tadashi kept chasing after him.
- Napkin Notes]]: Falling in love was the hardest thing Hiro had done so far and even now the road looks bumpy and unsure. That's okay though, Tadashi was there to catch him if he falls. Hiro unfolded the note. There written in Tadashi's handwriting read 'Go out with me?'
laws of attraction by starkjrs
- Recommended by kilala2tail
- Pairing: Hiro/Tadashi Hamada
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: The one where Hiro accidentally punches someone in the face, but it's totally fine, and Tadashi is secretly a mother hen.
- Comments: An absolutely adorable short and sweet little AU from a master of tear-jerkers. (I highly recommend checking out their other works too, though have the tissues ready for those.)
Not Just a River in Egypt by thehomodabrothers
- Recommended by kilala2tail
- Pairing: Hiro/Tadashi Hamada
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: The first time Hiro meets Tadashi, it’s when he’s lying on his side on the pavement, one arm jammed so far into the bowels of a campus vending machine that he fears it will never see the light of day again. (Tadashi is a catch, the iPod gains sentience, and Hiro insists that he is Definitely Not Gay. ).
- Comments: The hilarious romance of "No Homo" Hiro and "Full Bi" Tadashi.
Bubblegum Flavours by Thunderbolt Blast
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Hiro/GoGo
- Synopsis: Post-canon, aged-up AU. Hiro and GoGo have a totally, completely serious debate about the merits of bubblegum types while at the movies.
Rainbow Alliance by supernovas
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Synopsis: Honey Lemon is recruiting members for the Rainbow Alliance, a San Fransokyo club for the respectful treatment of LGBTQ and "whatever letters (she) might have missed" students of the university. She homes in on GoGo because of a finely tuned gaydar.
Can't Keep From Goin' Down Loose by ciceu
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: ? (Dead link)
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Synopsis: Honey Lemon is sure she's got a gigantic crush on GoGo. Problem is, she does not know if the courier's gay, or if a confession could completely ruin their friendship.
- Warnings: Mature, Non-Explicit Sex
Take A Look Now (What Your Boy Has Done) by ciceu
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: ? (Dead link)
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Synopsis: GoGo tells the stories of her scars as she and Honey Lemon become more intimate.
- Tags: Mature, Non-Explicit Sex
Flip, Flop, Fly by kristofferson
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Synopsis: Honey and GoGo go to the ice skating rink.
The First Law of Thermodynamics by ciceu
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: ? (Dead link)
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Synopsis: Honey Lemon finds out GoGo's got a problem with overheating.
(Untitled Prompt) by megapieceoftrash
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Synopsis: In a not stalking, not creepy, not jealousy-fueled way, GoGo spies on Honey Lemon going out on a date with a man who screams "Hot Spanish Lover."
Chemical Warfare Kittens On Long Brown Arms by themistwolfkid
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Dormant
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Synopsis: Alternate Universe, where GoGo is a plain girl who only lives for speed, and Honey Lemon is a bubbly, friendly punk with tattoos full of chemical warfare kittens.
Premeditated Murder by weksette
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: ? (Dead link)
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Synopsis: Fred picks up Go Go's journal and decides to read it. He discovers that she has a crush on someone, and enlists the help of his friends to find out. Hilarity Ensues.
- Recommended by kilala2tail
- Pairing: Honey Lemon/GoGo
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: “Hey, it’s Science Barbie!” some guy in a baseball cap and a tank called, loud enough to carry over the excited hum of three hundred little girls packed into the auditorium. (Ten moments in the life of Honey Lemon)
- Comments: The life of a feminine girl in a "masculine" field is tough, but luckily she has the right backup to make it through.
come a little closer by amillionsmiles
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Status: Complete
- Pairing: Tadashi/GoGo
- Synopsis: Biker Tadashi Hamada has always had an interest in the quiet nerd Leiko Tomago.
- Tags: Alternate Universe
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Pairing: Cass Hamada/Robert Callaghan
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Set pre-movie. Robert Callaghan and Cass Hamada get married. What sort of adventures will this patchwork family have?
- Tags: Alternate Universe
in the night i see you[sic] (Fanfiction.net Link), (AO3 Alt Link Version) by baichan
- Recommended by: ruff1298
- Pairing: Multiple
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: An alternate universe where the Big Hero 6 have become criminals, bonding and romancing through crime and the death of innocent people.
- Pairings: Honey Lemon/GoGo, Hiro/Tadashi
- Tags: Blood. Violence. Gruesome, painful death. Sexual attraction because of said blood, violence, and gruesome, painful death. Darker and Edgier to the extreme.
Crossover Fics
Fanfiction that combines elements, characters, etc. from two or more different franchises.
Hottie 5: Fifty Shades of Epic by Chris Jackson
- Crossover with: Too many to name.
- Recommended by: chrishouserez
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: What originally started as a sequel to a sequel to a Fan Sequel to Hottie eventually became a Big Hero 6 Fan Fic. Hiro Hamada becomes the new Hottie AKA Heat Blazer and forms the Big Hero 6 Unlimited, a Heroes Unlimited version of the Big Hero 6.
Safe and Sound by InkStainsOnMyHands
- Crossover with: The Hunger Games
- Recommended by: Koneko Otome
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: During the 71st annual Hunger Games, Hiro Hamada is reaped as tribute for District 3 and Tadashi volunteers in his place. When District 3 later rebels, Hiro is recruited for his robotics knowledge.
- Pairing: Hidashi
- Tags: Dark, character death, incest
Lighting Candles by PitViperofDoom
- Crossover with: Rise of the Guardians
- Recommended by: Monoxide
- Synopsis: The death of Tadashi Hamada was both the end of Hiro's world and the mark of a new beginning. Turns out it was one for Tadashi, too.
- Status: Complete
- Comments: This is a really enjoyable fic for both fans of Big Hero 6 and Rise of the Guardians; the characters from each are written well and they interact believably (for example, Jack and Tadashi can't stand each other, to begin with, as Tadashi perceives Jack as irresponsible and Jack considers him uptight). It runs parallel to the Big Hero 6 film, playing with the idea that Tadashi came back as a spirit and later a Guardian after his death (and convinces North to let him protect Hiro as his first Guardian duty), while also having an independent plot and enemy that the Guardians will have to deal with later on.
- Seconded. Everyone is perfectly in character and the dialogue really reads like a movie script (seriously, give it your best shot with the character's voices). You really feel Tadashi's struggle to adjust and the difficulties that come with suddenly becoming a Guardian. A word of warning, though, Tadashi is very angsty in this fic (justifiably so, but it's there) so if you don't like having your heart strings pulled by heavy doses of depression you're going to want to read this in moderation. That said, the conversations with the Guardians are always funny (Jack's dialogue is dripping with snark) and North is plain hilarious as usual. There is also a fair bit of profanity (crap, damn, hell) that may seem a bit OOC, but rest assured they're not abused too frequently.
The Big and the Incredible by Doctor Darth
- Crossover with: The Incredibles
- Recommended by: Eric W
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: The Big Hero 6 team enters the world of superheroing, and who should they meet but superheroes of an Incredible sort?
Some Legends are Told by Latiwings
- Crossover with Pokémon
- Recommended by: ladyofthelibrary
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Kasumi "Cass" Hamada is a retired trainer currently studying Pokemon in the city of Rustboro so life is pretty normal if a bit dull. But when she discovers an unconscious boy on her doorstep during a storm, she just might get the family she never knew she wanted.
Magnets for Trouble by PitViperOfDoom
- Crossover with: Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Recommended by: 9_miho
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Hiro gets invited to Stark Expo personally by Tony Stark, from one former boy genius to a current boy genius. Life is looking good, if uncertain. Of course, we must recall what happened at Hiro's last expo...
From Failing Hands by Jonn Wood (Ao3/ Spacebattles)
- Recommended by: Rebu
- Crossover with:: Ace Attorney.
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Four years later, Hiro tries to find some closure.
- Characters: Hiro Hamada, Maya Fey.
- Comments: While Maya is older than she is in canon, she's still our lovable hamburger-loving goofball.
- Tags: W.A.F.F., Crossover
Watchers by twelvepercentofaplan
- Recommended by kilala2tail
- Crossover with: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It's all Starch — ahem, Stark's — fault. Quill too, but Stark built the cause of all this trouble. Idiot. Precautions are stupid, and this week turns out to be more or less a getaway on the worst planet in the galaxy. And even better, Rocket's stuck with some kid and a puffy balloon with issues understanding personal space.
- Comments: "Or: ten interweaving drabbles just barely outlining the events of a week of absolutely nothing but chaos, chip eating, building, and awkward hugging." In which Hiro and Rocket are so similar it's frightening, Groot and Baymax become buddies, and in the end it all works out well.
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Crossover with: Wreck-It Ralph
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Vanellope Von Schweetz. Known as the Candy Princess in the shady alleys of Sacroshima. Pulling her away from that, her uncle Ralph moves them to San Fransokyo to change things, only to drag her into a bigger problem. With her friends kidnapped, and a supervillain on the loose, Van will have to turn to a team of superheroes for help, and it turns out she knows one of them already.
The Tears of a Queen by grrlgeek72
- Recommended by: Michael 2608
- Crossover with: Frozen
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: Tadashi and the rest of the Nerd Herd visit Arendelle on a school trip. While there they meet up with the Snow Queen under very magical circumstances. Elsa is stunned to learn that 200 years have passed. Where is Anna and Kristoff? And the descendants of an old enemy haven't forgotten the urge for revenge. Story takes place before the fire. Minimal Baymax and Hiro.
Empathy and Unity by Finmonster
- Recommended by: Red-Dead-Redeemer, Eric W, Treguard
- Crossover with: Home (2015), The Incredibles, Despicable Me and Monsters vs. Aliens
- Status:
- Empathy: Complete
- Unity: Ongoing
- Synopsis:
- Empathy: Moving to a new city has been hard for Riley Andersen, but when she starts making new friends, it begins to get better. But new friends brings new, tragic problems. Now Riley and her friends have to learn how to deal with these changes, learn to trust their feelings and discover strengths they never knew they had.
- Unity (Finmonster): Months have passed since the Second Battle of San Fransokyo, and the newly christened Big Hero 9 have settled into the routine of being the city's local superhero. But when a new villain with his eye on not just them, but all the world's superheroes comes knocking, the rookie heroes will have to team up with heroes new and old to take him down. Sequel to Empathy.
- Comments: By the author of other big crossover fics such as the Mega Crossover universe he created in The Dragon and the Bow. Also, despite the large number of crossovers, most of these are more implied in the backstory or with a Cameo in the dialog. Nonetheless, this gives the universe a sense of depth and mythos that slowly is revealed over the course of the fic. On the other hand, it's also something of a Fusion Fic, combining the end of Inside Out with the middle of Home and Big Hero 6.
- Pairings: Hiro/Riley, Tadashi/Honey Lemon, GoGo/Wasabi
These Twists and Turns of Fate by CiciWeezil
- Recommended by ladyofthelibrary
- Crossover with: Meet the Robinsons
- Status: Complete but the author sometimes adds bonus material at the end.
- Synopsis: Wilbur Robinson wanted to say everything was going right. Hiro Hamada wanted to say his life was starting to get better. But then they would be lying. But when a young man turns up on the Robinsons' front steps in the middle of the night, their lives eventually meet and both of them may just get what they're looking for.
Big Hero Martian by althor42 Also on AO3 under Anonymous.
- Recommended by Kalaong
- Crossover with: The Martian
- Status: Complete.
- Synopsis: There would have been no rescue for Mark, if NASA had not noticed he was still alive. Unless of course, a certain Big Hero noticed instead.
- Comments: A fun, well-researched romp where Mark Watney gets rescued by a Teen Genius instead of an international effort. Notable for exploring the consequences of such an act. Teen Genius builds a spaceship? NASA impounds it. Teen Genius launches said spaceship? North Korea lanches anti-satellite weapons at it. Teen Genius returns to Earth, expecting international acclaim? The Government immediately invokes the Invention Secrecy Act, leaving him with nothing except a NASA draft for his trouble. Maybe he'll get to build another ship in five years. And maybe he'll get to ride in another one in twenty. Hey, he might even get to own one of his ships - in thirty years.
Exodus by Ld 1449
- Recommended by: Question Marker, VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Worm
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: After Gold Morning, Taylor is dropped through a hole in space and left for dead. Through chance, that hole opened up in a different universe, one which just had its first taste of superheroes…
- Comments: an excellent read. While Taylor help the team improved as a more professional heroes (after she got caught using her powers), the team (and Aunt Cass) helps her heal as a person. the story split into two timeline. the first one was when Hiro finds Taylor alongside Callaghan's daughter, carry her back to his world, and let her stay as his aunt's employee. the second one, after a time skip, shows the team had grown and experienced, as the world suddenly has its own Trigger Events, and a group approaches them, offering an opportunity to build this world's version of Protectorate.
Dark Fiction
Stories focused on making the series darker, and/or exploring the darker aspects of the series.
Bruises by Sandfire Kat
- Recommended by dragonwing7
- Synopsis: Driven insane with grief after Abigail's death, Callaghan kidnaps Hiro and tries to force him to replace Abigail... and he's willing to do anything to force him to comply.
- Status: Complete
- Comments: This is a pretty dark version of the story, and does a pretty good job of making Callaghan terrifying (arguably moreso than in the movie). It doesn't focus on the superhero aspects (those don't even happen here), and part of what makes it terrifying is that is sounds like something that could happen in real life (with some liberties taken, of course).
Humpty Dumpty by gingeringfigs
- Recommended by Awika
- Synopsis: Tadashi Hamada is Hiro's brother and he will do anything to protect him.
- Status: Complete
- Comments: One of the must-reads in Big Hero 6 Fandom and an incredibly well-done alternative take on Tadashi that not only feels in-character but evokes sympathy. Prepare tissues.
- Recommended by: Tightwire
- Pairing: Fred/Honey Lemon
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A story that follows Lonely Rich Kid and Geek Fred, and how he met the Nerds. The story heavily focuses on his struggle against drug and alcohol abuse that the movie joked about, and how it affects him before, during and after the movie.
- Tags: Class A Drugs, Attempted Rape, Death, Violence, Honeyzilla
- Comments: Remember that joke line about Fred going thirty days without? This story expands on that major leagues and throws in some Crack Cocaine too. The writer has Shown Their Work on drugs and how they affect you emotionally and physically, both while taking them and in withdrawal. Fred also becomes attracted to Honey Lemon as he recovers, without actually displacing the team dynamic. Drug recovery is not a nice journey and Fred even falls off the wagon a couple of times.
